For Zita Harrington Biehle’s family, coming back to look at their decimated Lake Keswick Estates home is getting easier with time.

The single mother of six children was one of the many Redding families whose home was torched by the Carr Fire on July 26, when a fire tornado with speeds up to 145 mph swept through their neighborhood.

“Everything is gone,” Zita Biehle said on a recent visit with her kids.

Three of Zita Biehle’s children, Riaih, 17, Aoife, 12, and Caoimhe, 9, walked in the rubble of their Menlo Way home, taking their time to look for anything familiar to keep.

All her children's belongings and baby pictures are gone, Zita Biehle said.

“Our lives are forever changed,” she said. “There’s so many parts of who you are and parts of your story, and where you came from — and it’s just gone."

But she was relieved that on this visit, her kids had managed not to cry.

The children found some items they stored in what was once a safe — a melted camera, a jewelry box, a locket. But everything was destroyed.

Aofie Biehle spotted a decorative tile that had a poem titled “Our House” painted on it.

“It’s clean enough

"To be Healthy

"And dirty enough

"To be happy,” the poem read.

It's been more than a month since the fire destroyed their home, and Zita Biehle said she still hopes to rebuild. But it’ll take time, she said.

For now, she and her family just need to move on.

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Aoife Biehle found a tile that once was on the wall of her Lake Keswick Estates home.(Photo: Amber Sandhu/Record Searchlight)

‘No one is homeless by choice’

Zita Biehle, a native of Ireland, has lived in Redding for 18 years and works as a paramedic.

The day the Carr Fire roared into Redding, she had five of her children, whose ages range between 2 and 17, with her. Her oldest son, who is 21 years old, is stationed in North Carolina, where he's serving in the U.S. Navy.

That day, she remembers joking with the children about the fire. But once the call came in from SHASCOM urging them to get out, they scrambled.

A second escape

Nearly two weeks after their escape from the Carr Fire, the Biehles found themselves in the same situation again.

On Aug. 9, 2018, the Hat Fire broke out near Fall River Mills, forcing evacuations and road closures again. Firefighters scrambled to stop the rapid spread of the fire.

"Oh my god, not again," Zita Biehle remembers saying to herself.

She was not in the house at the time and was running errands with her kids. There was no joking around like they did on July 26. The family watched the flames come over the hills and ash fall from the sky.

As panic set in, the kids pleaded with Zita Biehle to take them back to their new house to gather what little they had. Caoimhe Biehle had just bought a new wallet and purse and didn't want to leave it behind.

As a mother, Zita Biehle said she had to at least try.

"I know it's just a little thing," Zita Biehle said. "They've got so little of their former lives."

The family managed to get back into the house to gather a few items and then evacuated again to a friend's house in Redding.

The Hat Fire took a week to contain and burned through 1,900 acres. The family's trauma of having to escape again weighed heavily on Zita Biehle.

"My kids have lost their home, they've lost their treasures, all their familiarity," she said. "It's not just stuff."

Illustration shows where three bulldozers were as a fire tornado passed over Buenaventura Boulevard on July 26 during the Carr Fire. The red FPI1 marker shows the location of Redding firefighter Jeremy Stoke. Cal Fire illustration

Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, walks toward the houses that were destroyed by the Carr Fire in the Keswick Dam Road area by Quartz Hills Rd. on Sunday morning. Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu

Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, walks toward the houses that were destroyed by the Carr Fire in the Keswick Dam Road area by Quartz Hills Rd. on Sunday morning. Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu

Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, listens to Don Bader of Bureau of Reclamation while touring the houses that were destroyed by the Carr Fire in the Keswick Dam Road area by Quartz Hills Rd. on Sunday morning. Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu

Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, talks with U.S. Representative Doug LaMalfa, while touring the houses that were destroyed by the Carr Fire in the Keswick Dam Road area by Quartz Hills Rd. on Sunday morning. Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu

Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, stops and shakes hand with Bryan and Amber Marty in front of their house while touring houses that were destroyed by the Carr Fire in the Keswick Dam Road area by Quartz Hills Rd. on Sunday morning. Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu

Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, stops for a quick questions and answers to the press at the corner of Puffin Way and Cape Cod Dr. while touring houses that were destroyed by the Carr Fire in the Keswick Dam Road area by Quartz Hills Rd. on Sunday morning. Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu

Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, stops for a quick questions and answers to the press at the corner of Puffin Way and Cape Cod Dr. while touring houses that were destroyed by the Carr Fire in the Keswick Dam Road area by Quartz Hills Rd. on Sunday morning. Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu

Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, stops for a quick questions and answers to the press at the corner of Puffin Way and Cape Cod Dr. while touring houses that were destroyed by the Carr Fire in the Keswick Dam Road area by Quartz Hills Rd. on Sunday morning. Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu

Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, stops for a quick questions and answers to the press at the corner of Puffin Way and Cape Cod Dr. while touring houses that were destroyed by the Carr Fire in the Keswick Dam Road area by Quartz Hills Rd. on Sunday morning. Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu

Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, talks with U.S. Representative, Doug Lamalfa, at the corner of Puffin Way and Cape Cod Dr. while touring houses that were destroyed by the Carr Fire in the Keswick Dam Road area by Quartz Hills Rd. on Sunday morning. Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu

Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, stops and gives a hug to Pam Wert who lost her house by the Carr Fire in the Keswick Dam Road area by Quartz Hills Rd. on Sunday morning. Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu

Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, listens to Patti Peters who's helping her brother to salvage the house which destroyed by the Carr Fire in the Keswick township on Sunday morning. Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu

Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, stops for a quick questions and answers to the press at the corner of Puffin Way and Cape Cod Dr. while touring houses that were destroyed by the Carr Fire in the Keswick Dam Road area by Quartz Hills Rd. on Sunday morning. Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu

Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, walks toward Patti Peters who's helping her brother to salvage the house which destroyed by the Carr Fire in the Keswick township on Sunday morning. Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu

Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, listens to Patti Peters who's helping her brother to salvage the house which destroyed by the Carr Fire in the Keswick township on Sunday morning. Patti found a book stopper in the debris of the house and shows it to Sec. Zinke. Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu

Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, along with Don Bader of Bureau of Reclamation, U. S. Representative Doug Lamalfa, while touring the houses that were destroyed by the Carr Fire in the Keswick Dam Road area by Quartz Hills Rd. on Sunday morning. Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu

The Pit River Bridge over Lake Shasta was obscured by smoke Thursday from the Carr Fire and other fires burning throughout Northern California, including the Hirz Fire north of Redding. The thick smoke made for unhealthy air quality all over the North State. Jim Schultz/Record Searchlight

Toni Miller stands near the storm drain where the Millers' cat, Jimmy, escaped the flames of the Carr Fire and survived. What remains of the Millers' Land Park home is in the background. David Benda/Record Searchlight

The fire flared up again on Saturday afternoon in the downtown section of French Gulch. The fire is burning in a portion of the west side of Main Street and the Clear Creek Mobile Estates and also behind the French Gulch Community Church property. (Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu)

The fire flared up again on Saturday afternoon in the downtown section of French Gulch. The fire is burning in a portion of the west side of Main Street and the Clear Creek Mobile Estates and also behind the French Gulch Community Church property. (Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu)

The fire flared up again on Saturday afternoon in the downtown section of French Gulch. The fire is burning in a portion of the west side of Main Street and the Clear Creek Mobile Estates and also behind the French Gulch Community Church property. (Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu)

The fire flared up again on Saturday afternoon in the downtown section of French Gulch. The fire is burning in a portion of the west side of Main Street and the Clear Creek Mobile Estates and also behind the French Gulch Community Church property. (Special to the Record Searchlight photo by Hung T. Vu)

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This view from the corner of Menlo Way, to the left and Cape Cod Drive looking west shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This view from along Menlo Way shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This view of Menlo Way looking west shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This view from the corner of Menlo Way, to the left and Cape Cod Drive looking west shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This view Cape Cod Drive looking southwest shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This view Cape Cod Drive looking southwest shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This view from the corner of Menlo Way, to the left and Cape Cod Drive looking west shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This view from the corner of Menlo Way, to the left and Cape Cod Drive looking south shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This view from the corner of Menlo Way, to the left and Cape Cod Drive looking west shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This view of Balboa Drive looking northwest shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This view from the corner of Menlo Way, to the left and Cape Cod Drive looking south shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This view from the corner of Menlo Way, to the left and Cape Cod Drive looking west shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This view from Menlo Way, with Cape Cod Drive at the right and Catalina Way to the left, looking west shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This view from Menlo Way, with Cape Cod Drive at the right and Catalina Way to the left, looking west shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This home at 11332 Cape Cod Drive looking west shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This home at 11336 Cape Cod Drive looking west shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This home at 11340 Cape Cod Drive looking west shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This home at 11354 Cape Cod Drive looking west shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This home at 11358 Cape Cod Drive looking west shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This home at 16914 Cape Cod Drive looking west shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This home at 16908 Cape Cod Drive looking west shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This home at 16904 Cape Cod Drive looking west shows the devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A view of the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on the northwest side of Redding, CA. This view of the homes at 16908 center and the home next door on Cape Cod Drive are still standing, but surrounded by devastation from the Carr Fire as it moved through the area. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A large line of homes in the River Ridge Park subdivision along White Water Circle show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Park subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. This home at 3474 Showboat Ct. is completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Park subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. This home at 3474 Showboat Ct. is completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Park subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. This home at 3474 Showboat Ct. is completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Park subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. This home at 3492 Showboat Ct. is completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Park subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. This home at 3492 Showboat Ct. is completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Park subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. This home at 3492 Showboat Ct. is completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Park subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. This home on Diamond Bar Ct. is completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Park subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. This home on Diamond Bar Ct. is completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Park subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. This home on Diamond Bar Ct. is completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Park subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. These homes at 1284, left and 1276 Diamond Bar Ct. are completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Park subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. These homes at 1284, left and 1276 Diamond Bar Ct. are completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Park subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. These homes Diamond Bar Ct. are completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Park subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. These homes on Diamond Bar Ct. are completely destroyed, foreground, while most on River Ridge Road are fine. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Park subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. These homes on Diamond Bar Ct. are completely destroyed, foreground, while most on River Ridge Road are fine. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Park subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. This home at 1284 Diamond Bar Ct. is completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Terrace subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. These homes in the 1300 block of Spinnaker Drive are completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Terrace subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. These homes in the 1300 block of Spinnaker Drive are completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Terrace subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. These homes in the 1300 block of Spinnaker Drive are completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Terrace subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. These homes in the 1300 block of Spinnaker Drive are completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Terrace subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. These homes in the 1300 block of Spinnaker Drive are completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Terrace subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. These homes in the 1300 block of Spinnaker Drive are completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Homes in the River Ridge Terrace subdivision show the damage from the Carr Fire Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Redding, CA. These homes in the 1300 block of Spinnaker Drive are completely destroyed. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

An aerial view of the homes of Harlan Drive and Bedrock Lane in the Lake Redding Estates neighborhood show the devastation caused by the Carr Fire which roared through the area late last week. The area remains closed to residents as crews work to restore some of the infrastructure in the area. The fire has burned more than 162 square miles and destroying more than 1,100 structures, is the most destructive fire in Shasta County history. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

An aerial view of the homes of Harlan Drive and Bedrock Lane in the Lake Redding Estates neighborhood show the devastation caused by the Carr Fire which roared through the area late last week. The area remains closed to residents as crews work to restore some of the infrastructure in the area. The fire has burned more than 162 square miles and destroying more than 1,100 structures, is the most destructive fire in Shasta County history. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

An aerial view of the homes of Harlan Drive and Bedrock Lane in the Lake Redding Estates neighborhood show the devastation caused by the Carr Fire which roared through the area late last week. The area remains closed to residents as crews work to restore some of the infrastructure in the area. The fire has burned more than 162 square miles and destroying more than 1,100 structures, is the most destructive fire in Shasta County history. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

An aerial view of the homes of Harlan Drive and Bedrock Lane in the Lake Redding Estates neighborhood show the devastation caused by the Carr Fire which roared through the area late last week. The area remains closed to residents as crews work to restore some of the infrastructure in the area. The fire has burned more than 162 square miles and destroying more than 1,100 structures, is the most destructive fire in Shasta County history. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

An aerial view of the homes of Harlan Drive and Bedrock Lane in the Lake Redding Estates neighborhood show the devastation caused by the Carr Fire which roared through the area late last week. The area remains closed to residents as crews work to restore some of the infrastructure in the area. The fire has burned more than 162 square miles and destroying more than 1,100 structures, is the most destructive fire in Shasta County history. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

An aerial view of the homes of Harlan Drive and Bedrock Lane in the Lake Redding Estates neighborhood show the devastation caused by the Carr Fire which roared through the area late last week. The area remains closed to residents as crews work to restore some of the infrastructure in the area. The fire has burned more than 162 square miles and destroying more than 1,100 structures, is the most destructive fire in Shasta County history. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

An aerial view of the homes of Harlan Drive and Bedrock Lane in the Lake Redding Estates neighborhood show the devastation caused by the Carr Fire which roared through the area late last week. The area remains closed to residents as crews work to restore some of the infrastructure in the area. The fire has burned more than 162 square miles and destroying more than 1,100 structures, is the most destructive fire in Shasta County history. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

An aerial view of the homes of Harlan Drive and Bedrock Lane in the Lake Redding Estates neighborhood show the devastation caused by the Carr Fire which roared through the area late last week. The area remains closed to residents as crews work to restore some of the infrastructure in the area. The fire has burned more than 162 square miles and destroying more than 1,100 structures, is the most destructive fire in Shasta County history. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

An aerial view of the homes of Harlan Drive and Bedrock Lane in the Lake Redding Estates neighborhood show the devastation caused by the Carr Fire which roared through the area late last week. The area remains closed to residents as crews work to restore some of the infrastructure in the area. The fire has burned more than 162 square miles and destroying more than 1,100 structures, is the most destructive fire in Shasta County history. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

An aerial view of the homes of Harlan Drive and Bedrock Lane in the Lake Redding Estates neighborhood show the devastation caused by the Carr Fire which roared through the area late last week. The area remains closed to residents as crews work to restore some of the infrastructure in the area. The fire has burned more than 162 square miles and destroying more than 1,100 structures, is the most destructive fire in Shasta County history. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

An aerial view of the homes of Harlan Drive and Bedrock Lane in the Lake Redding Estates neighborhood show the devastation caused by the Carr Fire which roared through the area late last week. The area remains closed to residents as crews work to restore some of the infrastructure in the area. The fire has burned more than 162 square miles and destroying more than 1,100 structures, is the most destructive fire in Shasta County history. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

An aerial view of the homes of Harlan Drive and Bedrock Lane in the Lake Redding Estates neighborhood show the devastation caused by the Carr Fire which roared through the area late last week. The area remains closed to residents as crews work to restore some of the infrastructure in the area. The fire has burned more than 162 square miles and destroying more than 1,100 structures, is the most destructive fire in Shasta County history. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

An aerial view of the homes of Harlan Drive and Bedrock Lane in the Lake Redding Estates neighborhood show the devastation caused by the Carr Fire which roared through the area late last week. The area remains closed to residents as crews work to restore some of the infrastructure in the area. The fire has burned more than 162 square miles and destroying more than 1,100 structures, is the most destructive fire in Shasta County history. David Davis and Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Evacuees can rest assured law enforcement is patrolling evacuation areas. A Record Searchlight reporter was pulled over by two Marin police officers on Ridge Drive in the Mary Lake subdivision to check on his credentials. The mailbox at this house requests feeding the chickens. Mike Chapman / USA Today

Fire burns into the evening along Highway 299, just east of the Trinity County line Monday July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress with the Carr Fire, which was over 20 percent contained by the evening.(KELLY JORDAN / USA TODAY NETWORK) Kelly Jordan / Statesman Journal

Fire burns into the evening along Highway 299, just east of the Trinity County line Monday July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress with the Carr Fire, which was over 20 percent contained by the evening.(KELLY JORDAN / USA TODAY NETWORK) Kelly Jordan / Statesman Journal

Fire burns into the evening along Highway 299, just east of the Trinity County line Monday July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress with the Carr Fire, which was over 20 percent contained by the evening.(KELLY JORDAN / USA TODAY NETWORK) Kelly Jordan / Statesman Journal

Firefighters keep a watchful eye on the Carr Fire as it burns into the evening along Highway 299, just east of the Trinity County line Monday July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress with the fire, which was over 20 percent contained by the evening.(KELLY JORDAN / USA TODAY NETWORK) Kelly Jordan / Statesman Journal

A Cal Fire firefighter, makes his way through the terrain setting a backfire to burn excess fuel and make progress on the Carr Fire as it burns into the evening along Highway 299, just east of the Trinity County line Monday July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress with the fire, which was over 20 percent contained by the evening.(KELLY JORDAN / USA TODAY NETWORK) Kelly Jordan / Statesman Journal

A Cal Fire firefighter, makes his way through the terrain setting a backfire to burn excess fuel and make progress on the Carr Fire as it burns into the evening along Highway 299, just east of the Trinity County line Monday July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress with the fire, which was over 20 percent contained by the evening.(KELLY JORDAN / USA TODAY NETWORK) Kelly Jordan / Statesman Journal

A Cal Fire firefighter, makes his way through the terrain setting a backfire to burn excess fuel and make progress on the Carr Fire as it burns into the evening along Highway 299, just east of the Trinity County line Monday July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress with the fire, which was over 20 percent contained by the evening.(KELLY JORDAN / USA TODAY NETWORK) Kelly Jordan / Statesman Journal

A Cal Fire firefighter, makes his way through the terrain setting a backfire to burn excess fuel and make progress on the Carr Fire as it burns into the evening along Highway 299, just east of the Trinity County line Monday July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress with the fire, which was over 20 percent contained by the evening.(KELLY JORDAN / USA TODAY NETWORK) Kelly Jordan / Statesman Journal

Firefighters keep a watchful eye on the Carr Fire as it burns into the evening along Highway 299, just east of the Trinity County line Monday July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress with the fire, which was over 20 percent contained by the evening.(KELLY JORDAN / USA TODAY NETWORK) Kelly Jordan / Statesman Journal

Firefighters keep a watchful eye on the Carr Fire as it burns into the evening along Highway 299, just east of the Trinity County line Monday July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress with the fire, which was over 20 percent contained by the evening.(KELLY JORDAN / USA TODAY NETWORK) Kelly Jordan / Statesman Journal

Firefighters keep a watchful eye on the Carr Fire as it burns into the evening along Highway 299, just east of the Trinity County line Monday July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress with the fire, which was over 20 percent contained by the evening.(KELLY JORDAN / USA TODAY NETWORK) Kelly Jordan / Statesman Journal

Firefighters monitor fire movement as it crosses Highway 299 just west of Buckhorn Summit near the Trinity County line Monday afternoon, July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress on the fire which is now at 20 percent containment. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Firefighters monitor fire movement as it crosses Highway 299 just west of Buckhorn Summit near the Trinity County line Monday afternoon, July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress on the fire which is now at 20 percent containment. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Firefighters monitor fire movement as it crosses Highway 299 just west of Buckhorn Summit near the Trinity County line Monday afternoon, July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress on the fire which is now at 20 percent containment. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Firefighters monitor fire movement as it crosses Highway 299 just west of Buckhorn Summit near the Trinity County line Monday afternoon, July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress on the fire which is now at 20 percent containment. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A giant smoke plume rises near the Trinity County line where a staging area is set up to keep the fire from moving over the line to the west Monday afternoon, July 30, 2018. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Todd Abercrombie, of Cal Fire watches the fire behavior as firefighters monitor fire movement as it crosses Highway 299 just west of Buckhorn Summit near the Trinity County line Monday afternoon, July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress on the fire which is now at 20 percent containment. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Todd Abercrombie, of Cal Fire watches the fire behavior as firefighters monitor fire movement as it crosses Highway 299 just west of Buckhorn Summit near the Trinity County line Monday afternoon, July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress on the fire which is now at 20 percent containment. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Firefighters monitor fire movement as it crosses Highway 299 just west of Buckhorn Summit near the Trinity County line Monday afternoon, July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress on the fire which is now at 20 percent containment. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Firefighters monitor fire movement as it crosses Highway 299 just west of Buckhorn Summit near the Trinity County line Monday afternoon, July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress on the fire which is now at 20 percent containment. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Firefighters monitor fire movement as it crosses Highway 299 just west of Buckhorn Summit near the Trinity County line Monday afternoon, July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress on the fire which is now at 20 percent containment. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Firefighters monitor fire movement as it crosses Highway 299 just west of Buckhorn Summit near the Trinity County line Monday afternoon, July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress on the fire which is now at 20 percent containment. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Firefighters monitor fire movement as it crosses Highway 299 just west of Buckhorn Summit near the Trinity County line Monday afternoon, July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress on the fire which is now at 20 percent containment. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Firefighters monitor fire movement as it crosses Highway 299 just west of Buckhorn Summit near the Trinity County line Monday afternoon, July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress on the fire which is now at 20 percent containment. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Firefighters monitor fire movement as it crosses Highway 299 just west of Buckhorn Summit near the Trinity County line Monday afternoon, July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress on the fire which is now at 20 percent containment. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Todd Abercrombie, of Cal Fire watches the fire behavior as firefighters monitor fire movement as it crosses Highway 299 just west of Buckhorn Summit near the Trinity County line Monday afternoon, July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress on the fire which is now at 20 percent containment. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Todd Abercrombie, of Cal Fire watches the fire behavior as firefighters monitor fire movement as it crosses Highway 299 just west of Buckhorn Summit near the Trinity County line Monday afternoon, July 30, 2018. Firefighters made progress on the fire which is now at 20 percent containment. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A U.S. Forest Service sign for Whiskeytown Lake and Dam is burned in half along Highway 299 in the Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area Monday July 31, 2018 near Redding, CA. The area burned as a part of the Carr Fire, which has reached only 20 percent containment as of Monday morning. Crews head down Highway 299 near the Trinity County line where the fire is still unpredictable. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A National Park Service sign for Whiskeytown Lake and Dam is burned in two along Highway 299 in the Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area on Monday July 31, 2018 near Redding, CA. The area burned as a part of the Carr Fire. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A small fire still burns among other burned out trees near Whiskeytown Lake along Highway 299 in the Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area Monday July 31, 2018 near Redding, CA. The area burned as a part of the Carr Fire, which has reached only 20 percent containment as of Monday morning. Crews head down Highway 299 near the Trinity County line where the fire is still unpredictable. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

The sun peeks through the smoke and burned out trees near Whiskeytown Lake along Highway 299 in the Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area Monday July 31, 2018 near Redding, CA. The area burned as a part of the Carr Fire, which has reached only 20 percent containment as of Monday morning. Crews head down Highway 299 near the Trinity County line where the fire is still unpredictable. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Jeanie Gray, of Lewiston, sits in the pick-up truck which is holding all they could carry as they evacuated from their Lewiston home late Sunday evening and drove to a shelter in Weaverville. The Carr Fire advanced towards Trinity County late Sunday forcing new evacuations. The fire is only at 20 percent containment as of Monday morning. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

The sun peeks through the smoke and burned out trees near Whiskeytown Lake along Highway 299 in the Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area Monday July 31, 2018 near Redding, CA. The area burned as a part of the Carr Fire, which has reached only 20 percent containment as of Monday morning. Crews head down Highway 299 near the Trinity County line where the fire is still unpredictable. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Crews head past the Trinity County line along Highway 299 in the Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area Monday July 31, 2018 near Redding, CA. The area burned as a part of the Carr Fire, which has reached only 20 percent containment as of Monday morning. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

Ronnette Murray, left and her son Brody Crippen, 13, stand next to their pick-up truck which is holding all they could carry as they evacuated from Douglas City late Sunday evening and drove to stay with friends in Weaverville. The family is due to leave for Florida for a Little League Baseball tournament her sons are competing in and they do not now if they will have a home to return to. The Carr Fire advanced towards Trinity County late Sunday forcing new evacuations. The fire is only at 20 percent containment as of Monday morning. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A U.S. Forest Service sign for Whiskeytown Lake and Dam is burned in half along Highway 299 in the Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area Monday July 31, 2018 near Redding, CA. The area burned as a part of the Carr Fire, which has reached only 20 percent containment as of Monday morning. Crews head down Highway 299 near the Trinity County line where the fire is still unpredictable. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

The sun peeks through the smoke and burned out trees near Whiskeytown Lake along Highway 299 in the Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area Monday July 31, 2018 near Redding, CA. The area burned as a part of the Carr Fire, which has reached only 20 percent containment as of Monday morning. Crews head down Highway 299 near the Trinity County line where the fire is still unpredictable. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A small fire still burns among other burned out trees near Whiskeytown Lake along Highway 299 in the Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area Monday July 31, 2018 near Redding, CA. The area burned as a part of the Carr Fire, which has reached only 20 percent containment as of Monday morning. Crews head down Highway 299 near the Trinity County line where the fire is still unpredictable. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

The sun peeks through the smoke and burned out trees near Whiskeytown Lake along Highway 299 in the Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area Monday July 31, 2018 near Redding, CA. The area burned as a part of the Carr Fire, which has reached only 20 percent containment as of Monday morning. Crews head down Highway 299 near the Trinity County line where the fire is still unpredictable. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

A U.S. Forest Service sign for Whiskeytown Lake and Dam is burned in half along Highway 299 in the Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area Monday July 31, 2018 near Redding, CA. The area burned as a part of the Carr Fire, which has reached only 20 percent containment as of Monday morning. Crews head down Highway 299 near the Trinity County line where the fire is still unpredictable. Kelly Jordan / USA Today Network

People were forced to flee their homes quickly as the Carr Fire crashed into the west side of Redding Thursday evening, and evidence of their quick evacuation is scattered through neighborhoods. Sam Gross, RGJ

Entire blocks of homes in Redding’s Lake Keswick Estates were leveled by the Carr Fire when it came through Thursday. This area burned so hot and fast some first responders and rescuers had to be pulled out. Sam Gross/USA TODAY Network

Redding police officers have been exceptionally busy looking for possible looters as a result of the massive Carr Fire. These officers are shown patrolling the Mary Lake neighborhood on Saturday. Jim Schultz/Record Searchlight

Hotshot firefighters walk on a field to build a defensive line in the Igo-Ono area. The Carr Fire spread to the southwest of Redding on Saturday morning. These images were captured along Placer Road and the Igo-Ono fire station.A Hotshot fire fighter walks on the field toward the fire to make a defensive line. (Photos by Hung T. Vu) Hung T. Vu

Hotshot firefighters walk on a field to build a defensive line in the Igo-Ono area. The Carr Fire spread to the southwest of Redding on Saturday morning. These images were captured along Placer Road and the Igo-Ono fire station. Hung T. Vu

Hotshot firefighters walk on a field to build a defensive line in the Igo-Ono area. The Carr Fire spread to the southwest of Redding on Saturday morning. These images were captured along Placer Road and the Igo-Ono fire station. Hung T. Vu

Hotshot firefighters walk on a field to build a defensive line in the Igo-Ono area. The Carr Fire spread to the southwest of Redding on Saturday morning. These images were captured along Placer Road and the Igo-Ono fire station. Hung T. Vu

Hotshot firefighters walk on a field to build a defensive line in the Igo-Ono area. The Carr Fire spread to the southwest of Redding on Saturday morning. These images were captured along Placer Road and the Igo-Ono fire station. Hung T. Vu

Hotshot firefighters walk on a field to build a defensive line in the Igo-Ono area. The Carr Fire spread to the southwest of Redding on Saturday morning. These images were captured along Placer Road and the Igo-Ono fire station. Hung T. Vu